The Olympic’s TV schedule is all kinds of screwy so it’s hard to know when it’s okay to share news without it being a total spoiler for anyone who hasn’t caught up on watching events. By now though, most know that Ryan Lochte bested everyone – included Michael Phelps – to win the Men’s 400m Individual Medley yesterday. After picking up his medal, he posed for photo opps wearing own precious metals, cheesing with an ill iced out grill designed with red, white and blue diamonds.

Lochte’s not new to this (click here to see a 2009 photo), he’s true to this and we salute.

You mean you fux with Michael “I’m so good so I don’t need to train until right before the olympics” Phelps over the guy who has been training his ass off for the past 4 years? This is a guy who went out to get his, not lay down so Phelps could mosey on down to the podium. I’d rather have the competitive hard worker than the lazy prodigy.

Phelps was too busy in the limelight being a socialite/model/celebrity while Lochte was in the gym getting faster and stronger (I’m an Olympic junkie, I’ve seen this guy train and he’s a BEAST!). Phelps will get his form back but he’d better hurry because the other nations are a problem, not just Lochte.

This guy is a douche. I dont think the olympics would be the proper venue to be displaying something like this. hes Making the rest of the world think that us americans are a bunch of kanye wests. People love to justify their on hate on us because of shit like this.

Anything that has to do with Hip-Hop (i.e. “Black” culture) people (you know who I am referring to) automatically despise. I watched the event live (streaming yesterday), then saw an article on Yahoo covering the fact that the IOC was not going to allow him to wear it on the podium soon thereafter (if he wore the grills, he was not going to be awarded his medal). If you have watched the guy throughout the years… you know this is him. He is being genuine as Goty™ stated above – he is not mocking the culture (or anyone).

Also, I do not understand the overall disdain for this guy. He is not disrespectful, as others would have you believe. And when I hear it is because of Phelps, I must shake my head. Phelps is very arrogant toward the majority (this is not speculation – trust). He is not a guy I root for these days (I did in 2008, I do no longer).

Eventually, you reap what you sow. I am surprised Phelps has so many fooled.

(Next time you see Phelps during any interview… pay close attention. He actually can no longer hide it)

I thought the whole Phelps thing last Olympics was way over blown and dude was overrated and this is just ammo for it. Congrats to this dude though, even though I had no idea who he was until yesterday

Who gives a fuck if Phelps is a douche? Ninjaz sound like some groupies who got turned down for sex. As long as he wins medals that’s all that I care about; he’s not my “buddy” and don’t care for him to be.

Wholetime I was talking bout Phelps L w/ my mama and she was saying the same thing that some of yall talking bout–he looked like he was bullshitting till the week before. Iunno bout whether he truly an asshole or not but some olympian (cant remember her name) was saying how Phelps had a “You beneath me” attitude, and overall dont interact with the rest of the members.

Lotche fucked up tho. He should’ve left the top joint out and only left the bottom in so no one would notice it easily. “Open up my mouth and sunlight illuminates the dark” – Paul Wall.